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MIDAS 4, 192

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MIDAS 4, 192 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 21 Oct 1961 UTC via an ATLAS AGENA B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier
192, 1961-028A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
18 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
LMSC
Mission
Defense Early Warn
Bus & Motor
MIDAS, Unknown motor
Mass
~1,540 kg wet, 840 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1961-10-21 (64 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ATLAS AGENA B
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 4.5 m
Radar Cross Section
11.475 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 MIDAS 4
1 00192U 61028A   25198.72757282  .00000014  00000-0  81249-2 0  9995
2 00192  95.8376 153.3811 0135651 295.6015  63.0874  8.67772820 19143
Epoch: 2025-07-17T17:27Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T17:27:42.291Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-44.33434°
Altitude
3,567.091 km
Speed
6.351 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 13m 31s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
36.2957°
Longitude
140.1101°
Altitude
3,747.976 km
Speed
6.24 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 46m 15s
Apparent Declination
25° 20' 30"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:56:23
Azimuth
264.581° W
Elevation
47.957°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
3,758.419 km
Perigee altitude
3,487.093 km
Semi-major axis
10,000.893 km
Eccentricity
0.01357
Inclination
95.8376°
RAAN
153.3811°
Arg. of periapsis
295.6015°
True anomaly
64.48408°
Mean anomaly
63.0874°
Eccentric anomaly
63.78468°
Mean motion
2.17013 °/min
Orbital period
165.89 mins
BSTAR
0.0081249
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